Food waste or often called food loss simply means that they are the food that is discarded or can no longer be used or eaten. If we have to observe properly, we would come to realize that we already have waste a lot of food ever since the day that we learned how to eat. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous, and they occur during stages of production, processing, retailing and consumption. According to research, that was one a year ago, half of all food is wasted worldwide. This is actually very alarming, knowing that there are countries who have suffered because of hunger. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries, much food is wasted at the consumption stage.
Food is one of the most important necessities in our life. And since we consume it everyday, it has also become the major source of waste. Excess trimmings of meat and vegetables, cooked or uncooked leftovers, fruits, and all of the edible matters that are usually found in our kitchens come in just small qualities. Hotels, restaurants, food chains, food factories, and big establishments have bigger contribution to add to the mix. Every bit of waste is not worthless, if we only know how to make use of it. Good thing that there are now ways in which we can recycle these wastes to be able to make compost for the plant. When we moved in to the new house, I had made sure to buy a new counter top kitchen composter. For the longest time that I have been composting these food wastes, I have come to realize that, composting food waste is much more extensive compare to composting other organic matters.
But the advantage, is that we can plant food using it. Unlike other materials that have numbers of pathogens living in it that can cause harm to food crops and to humans eating those.
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